Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton

Edward George Earle Lytton Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton PC (1803–1873), was an English politician, poet, playwright, and prolific novelist. He was immensely popular with the reading public and turned out a stream of bestselling novels which made him a considerable fortune. But, like many authors of the period, his style now seems florid and embellished to modern tastes. He coined the phrases, "the great unwashed", "pursuit of the almighty doll... more

Date of birth:

  • May 25, 1803

Date of death:

  • Jan 18, 1873 (age 69 years)

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Also known as:

  • Edward Bulwer Lytton Lytton,
  • Edward Bulwer,
  • Edward Bulwer Lytton,
  • Lord Lytton,
  • Sir Edward Bulwer-Lytton, Lord Lytton,
  • Sir Edward Earle Bulwer-Lytton,
  • Bulwer-Lytton
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